High speed, high resolution compositions, methods and kits for capillary electrophoresis

a technology of capillary electrophoresis and composition, applied in the direction of liquid/fluent solid measurement, fluid pressure measurement, peptide, etc., can solve the problems of impeded capillary electrophoresis application to situations, complicated separation by capillary electrophoresis, and magnitude of eo

Active Publication Date: 2012-07-17
APPL BIOSYSTEMS INC
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Benefits of technology

This approach provides high-speed, high-resolution capillary electrophoresis with improved single-base resolution and reduced viscosity, making it easier to handle the compositions and maintain consistency across multiple capillaries, thereby overcoming the limitations of traditional precoated capillaries.

Problems solved by technology

Another factor that may complicate separations by capillary electrophoresis is the phenomena of electroendoosmosis.
This phenomenon has impeded the application of capillary electrophoresis to situations where high resolution separations typically are sought, such as in the analysis of DNA sequencing fragments.
Unfortunately, the magnitude of the EOF can vary depending on a host of factors, including variation in the distribution of charges, selective adsorption of components of the analyte and / or separation medium, pH of the separation medium, and the like.
Because this variability can reduce one's ability to resolve closely spaced analyte bands, many attempts have been made to directly or indirectly control such flow.
Precoated capillary tubes typically are expensive to make, have a limited lifetime, and can be subject to reproducibility problems.
These problems are particularly important with large scale capillary electrophoresis using multiple capillaries run in parallel.

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Preparation of a Non-crosslinked Acrylamide Polymer by Solution Polymerization

[0059]A solution containing 94.50 g distilled water (18 M ohm-cm) and 32.02 g (0.129 mol) of a 28.57 wt % acrylamide solution (Bio-Rad, Hercules, Calif.) was prepared in a 500-mL three-necked round bottom flask fitted with a 2″ Teflon blade for mechanical stirring, a bleeding tube for purging, and a thermometer. Ultrapure helium (99.99%) was bubbled into the solution, with constant mechanical stirring, at a rate of 150 mL / min for 120 minutes, to deoxygenate the solution. To this deoxygenated solution, 1.0 mL (13.06 mmol) of 2-propanol (isopropanol) and 4.0 mL (0.35 mmol) of a 1.99 wt % ammonium persulfate (99.99% pure, Aldrich) solution were added with syringes. The flask was immersed in an oil bath at 50±1° C. for 120 minutes with constant mechanical stirring at 150 rpm and helium purging at 150 ml / minute. The reaction was quenched by the addition of 200 mL of distilled water with stirring and bubbled wit...

example 2

Preparation of Another Non-Crosslinked Acrylamide Polymer by Solution Polymerization

[0062]A second non-crosslinked acrylamide polymer was prepared as described in Example 1, except that 2.0 mL (26.12 mmol) of isopropanol were added to the deoxygenated solution. The skilled artisan will understand that isopropanol serves as a chain transfer agent, limiting the molecular weight of the polymer as it is prepared. Thus, by varying the amount of isopropanol, the molecular weight of the polymer may be altered.

[0063]The resulting water-clear solution was dialyzed and lyophilized, as in Example 1. The yield was 9.0 g of non-crosslinked arylamide polymer (98% yield). The polymer was characterized by gel permeation chromatography and was found to have a Mn of 310 kDa, a Mw of 1376 kDa (1.4 M in FIGS. 1-3), and a polydispersity of 4.40. The Mw as determined by batch mode light scattering was 975 kDa. (Prep. No. 2 in Table 1).

[0064]Following the in the solution polymerization procedure described...

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Preparation of a Non-Crosslinked Acrylamide Polymer by Inverse Emulsion Polymerization

[0066]A fifth non-crosslinked acrylamide polymer was prepared by inverse emulsion polymerization (IEP) as follows. To a 1-L polypropylene beaker was added 100.05 g of Petrolum Special (bp 180-220° C., Fluka), 100.01 g of a 28.57 wt % acrylamide solution (Bio-Rad), 2.50 g of sorbitan monooleate (Fluka), and 1.00 mL of a 1.0109 wt % solution of ammonium persulfate (99.99%, Aldrich). The mixture was emulsified by stirring with a 2″ magnetic stir bar for 10 minutes at 800 rpm. The emulsion was then transferred into a 1-L three-necked round bottom flask equipped with a 2″ Teflon stirring blade for mechanical stirring, a bleeding tube for purging, and a thermometer. The emulsion was purged with ultra pure helium (99.99%) at a rate of 150 mL / min for 120 minutes with constant mechanical stirring at 300 rpm. To the emulsion was added 0.010 mL of N,N,N,N-tetramethylethylenediamine (ultra pure, Armesco) using...

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Abstract

The invention provides compositions, methods and kits for high speed, high resolution of analytes by capillary electrophoresis starting with uncoated capillaries. The compositions comprise a sieving component, comprising a non-crosslinked acrylamide polymer, and a surface interaction component, comprising at least one uncharged and non-crosslinked water-soluble silica-adsorbing polymer. Methods for employing the novel compositions in capillary electrophoresis are provided. Kits comprising the novel compositions for use in the novel methods are also provided.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 668,960, filed Sep. 25, 2000, which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The inventions relate to compositions, capillary electrophoresis elements, and methods for separating analytes by capillary electrophoresis. Kits for separating analytes by capillary electrophoresis are also provided.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Capillary electrophoresis has been applied widely as an analytical technique because of several technical advantages: (i) capillaries have high surface-to-volume ratios which permit more efficient heat dissipation which, in turn, permit high electric fields to be used for more rapid separations; (ii) the technique requires minimal sample volumes; (iii) superior resolution of most analytes is attainable; and (iv) the technique is amenable to automation, see, e.g., Camilleri, editor, Capillary Electrophoresis: Theory and Practi...

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Patent Type & AuthorityPatents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01N27/453B01D53/02B01D57/02B03C5/00C08F2/58C08L33/26G01N27/447
CPCG01N27/44747B01D53/02G01N27/44791
InventorVOSS, KARL O.LAU, ALDRICH N. K.
OwnerAPPL BIOSYSTEMS INC